Leak-closing device for ships



Oct. 2, 1923.

J. 543E os MONTEROS LEAK CLOSING DEVICE FOR SHIPS Filed March 27. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .fizvenfar:

na'v'se ESPI'NOS'Q- :Le Les Monte-res a'rTQRNET.

Oct. 2, 192 3.

7 1,469,624 H J. E. DE LOS MONTEROS LEAK CLOSING DEVICE FOR SHIPS I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 27, 1920 HTTORNEI I sectionf 2 Fla Patented Oct. 2,

I example? in the accompanying ed gin Los MoNTnRos, Faitizenq-ot the' fKingdoin of Spain, residing at Madrid-, in the Province of Madrid KingdomJof Spain', have in? Vented certain new and ii'se'fn'l Improvements in Leakeclosing Devices fOiiS'hipsfofwhich the 2 following is "a specification II I f' My invention 'i' elates to a leagk clojsing i'de ro id an impi oved' deviees61; stepping an intnsh of Water*an'd' p1 e3 enting;ship- Whilst the other prev nt's the; i

V The apparatlis:i's 'illiistrate by way of dr win s in which-r: I I I 'g';

inwhich-thei inks' tf-th-icii' edqwtith "each other; Fi tudinal sectioii i and? d i zja. Figs; 4 I and 5" ;showiiig "thefeiigaging lolocks at the alias, (if-the link .Fi e d: a seeeo s eke; ii angles "to each iotherand "showing "one of the: couplingpieces hetwe1en;the ends of the of a series of chains A Fig. 1, eachof which.

7 is composed of a number' of links the through the joint ofa chain showing tourf chains being adapted to fold in one'direction and being rigid in the other directions, as will be understood from Fig. 2. Each link consists of a series of plates a (three or four in number) as shown at Fig. 3

and the end blocksW, V shown at Figs,"

l and 5, and at Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a section ni piicaiib'h filed iyi afch- 27, 19,20.

ai'o ind the l oissa ioa links 'a connected .Wllill', th ee glinks qty the-pin (Liz-Fig41=isagsectionalView ta-ken. Y Y lthrofugh the i 'ivet holebt Ian-end blockfll g I thatfitshetween and ovei'i-the 'fonrlinks a, ands iFiggifiiisi'ai'siinilar viewfof the adja- 2 cent; .block ZTW.- V that between and over II the- .th'i'ee links :a; 'the' fivt for securing-the "1 l block XV: bei'ng shown at -V, Fig-2. i the'fdevicefis .in inse' the-flinks are air-anged 5- sofithattheyicanrtolchonly towardsthe-ship; 7 so i that g the i'device can 'confoiim closely .to the j cont'onr i o't ithe is'hipki -hullf andi fthlis 1 arm a rigid frame whiohjis pressed fclosely I against the iship1by the iivater 'pie's sure., I J'Thei d ice.adheresrelosely jtothe bold-yet i th e sh:1 p w side nc ai'estfthe I shipin the] form of a head .oifdome part Containing Qa ball E 'of hardened ir'o'n WhichIis -n ounted upon ball' bearin s ,6. Thisarr'angenient ffacilitates' Y the adjnstment of the dev'ioe along-the side time "ship, thefizidges formed by thejovr :i Theiohainsfl -i are connectedf to each other nieansi e t'-metal.couplings;seefFigs; '7 and Sand B i Fig. 1.} ,Each of these footi ,oon'sists of a sleei eniemher' L hav-l 7 ing: "series of flanges I'J ex't'ending outwardly. in foinf-directions and to I I I 'o'f the 'chainilin ks ai e 'attached by suitable hich the Plates i lapping of the verythickest plates, such as those used the constrn'ction of .inodein, V 1 sh ps offering' no impedlmenttoisuch ad-f-- gment; Thel'pinfD is; ptovided with a roimfd' dgnut" f-Dff w ch. engages nd retains hemesconstan -111 the. Wateri esistiiig I oi; stai nohing elenientQ The"'apparatns 'is f tolled ,i nto cyl'inch icali sh'ap'e and -When' a leak (gems the apparatu iplace'd beneath "thefafiected pargii bein loweredsinto posr II .tion and beingheldjfasthy means of cables I I 'con nectedwith thedevice at N, M, Fig. 1;}

{and passed beneaththe heel of the" ship. By means of other cables connected With a rod O, P Fig, 1, fastenedto1*the o-po'osite hedgefof the device andhaving atR ig. 1

ball-hearings similar to thoseShowdat' E, 6, Y Fig. 7 the staunching apparatus is nnrolled against the'ships sidefl'and overthe afi'eot ed parta nd the leal'; isi thns c ove ed Without.

difficulty; V

{The other part 'of thej ap paratn s comprisesa pad S, Figs. and 9, composed rubber: therebetween, or any other-suitable:

' B at the'outer or marginal edges of the de-'- vice, sufficlent slackness being left to allow 1 otthe rolhng up of same with the chain: '10 r r r e provided with a very elastic pneumatic edg-. in'g. (see F ig'. 9) adapted to almost entirely =15 of a cushion having two sheets of thin resilient sail-cloth-withfa sheet :of kapok or material' i V The pad S is made fast in the .coupllngs device.

In order to reduce the admission of water 7 pastthe edges ofthe device, the-part Sis stop the penetration of Water. When the i pneumatic edging is not inflated the staunch- I ing device is somewhat contracted and 1s thus adapted for folding upf When. the de yice .isl inflated by any suitable pumping means the pneumatic tube 6 extends in length and: stretches the. pad S;'the pressure of the water upon the pad ensuring the adhesion thereofto the ships body. TWhen theappa- "ratus has been setin place, air is pumped into the pneumatictube t whereuponthe latter, being unable -to expand-in cir cuinierencc, is caused .to eigtendan length,thus

? carrying the edging' of the 'pad. material beyond the borders of the metallicinesh deadjacent link.

vice, whilst the pressure otwater ensures the close adhesionyofthe whole device to the ships body. V r

To facilitate the sinking of thelower part otthe'cloth edging, the pneumatic device may be partly filled with waterso thatthe lower part thereby loses its buoyancy,

while the upper part retains it.

I To prevent the possibility of the part S being pinched between twolinks of the chain one following onlthe other, these are each'provided with a spring plate T, Fig. 2,"

which is fastened to one ofthe links at X,

Fig". 2, and passes beneath the guide strap Y, Fig. 2 (and Fig. 6), onthe end of the l claimr 1. lVater-staunchingdevice for ships that 'have sprun, a leak, 'comprising a' resilient pad'device and aframe device-carrying such pad and consisting of chains'jointedso that {the devicc may fold towards the hull of the I ship, .andresistsall. folding or .bendingIin theopposite direction and coupling devices" 'sion of waters 7 v connecting said chains and carrying the resilient pad. 1 i

2. Water-staunching device'for ships that,

*have sprunga leak, comprising a mes'liconfor engaging theships'hull, and a resilient p! i admission ofw'ater -l 1 4. Water-staunchmg device for shipsthat have, sprung; ,Qa Lleak, comprising metal padcarried by the chains forpreventing. the

chains consistin'g of'jointed, links, means VIII-'1 the joints for preventing-the links folding in any direction except towards thef-hull off theship, couplingdevices connecting such H coupling devices 'for preventing the admis- 5. Water staunching device for shipsthat have sprung V adapted'to fold onlytowards thehull of the ship, coupling devices connecting said chains, 1 r

a resilientpad carried by the said chains, and meansifor preventing such pad from entering between the parts of the joints" the coupling device s. H 7 V I 6. A water staunching device more par ticula'rly for use in ships that havesprung chains, and a resilientpad connected'to said" v la leak, comprising chains a leak, comprising." chains consistinglof plates, end pieces, and. means for connecting the plates and end-pieces,-;-a series of cou-;

means 'on-thef coupling pieces for retaining fplingpiecesconn ectingthe chains, a resilient pad for preventing the'admission of water,

the pad and ball-bearing means on the coupling devices for engaging the hull of the ship" and facilitating the handling of the devicep V 1 e 7 ionet'tsrmosam tes Mommas,-

V Witnesseszd 7;" i I i HoLENDHARDREA MANUEL MARBIN.

V s 10o In testimony. whereof Iaflix my signature, 

